“A novel rough draft is like bread dough; you need to beat the crap out of it for it to rise.”
― No Plot? No Problem!
― No Plot? No Problem!
“Stories may well be lies, but they are good lies that say true things, and which can sometimes pay the rent.”
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“When I was a child, adults would tell me not to make things up, warning me of what would happen if I did. As far as I can tell so far, it seems to involve lots of foreign travel and not having to get up too early in the morning.”
― Smoke and Mirrors: Short Fiction and Illusions
― Smoke and Mirrors: Short Fiction and Illusions
“Tomorrow may be hell, but today was a good writing day, and on the good writing days nothing else matters.”
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“What I say is, a town isn’t a town without a bookstore. It may call itself a town, but unless it’s got a bookstore, it knows it’s not foolin’ a soul.”
― American Gods
― American Gods
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